The Padang: venue of largest protest, site of longest queue in Singapore’s history
Gazetted on Singapore’s 57th birthday, the Padang is Singapore’s 75th national monument. This open space holds shared memories as a nation, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong said. Gazetting it as a national monument protects the site from alteration and change that would affect its character and significance, while allowing it to continue […]
377A and safeguarding the current legal position on marriage so that it cannot be challenged in court
Many Singaporeans agree that sex between men should not be a crime. But most also do not want the current position of marriage being between a man and a woman to be changed. The Government is considering how best to balance this, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam on Saturday (July 30). What […]
WP Jamus Lim suggests strengthening the Sing dollar further and temporarily raising CPF interest rate by 2% to cope with inflation
Speaking in an adjournment motion to address inflation, WP MP Jamus Lim suggested that a temporary increase in CPF interest rate of around 2% for a six-month period to cope with cost of living. This, he said, would be consistent with the rise in inflation. He also suggested that more be done to strengthen the […]
GST hike: successful government leads to complacency in Singaporeans and more complaining
Singaporeans are fortunate. We are well taken care of by a competent government that also cares, so much so that we are shielded from bearing the full brunt when a crisis hits. Take the recent Malaysian ban on the export of live chickens to Singapore. Before we could feel the full impact of chicken shortage, […]
Wealth tax? The question has never been one of whether to tax wealth but how to do it effectively: Indranee
We have heard many stories of the asset-rich but cash-poor retiree who lives in a private property bought years ago when he was young. Now he is old and struggles to get by while living in a private property because he has little cash. Familiar story? Along comes the wealth tax. Well, good luck to this […]
“Hi Daddy, I am not the doctor anyone wants to see.” A fund-raising appeal for a Singaporean son.
You may have caught his father in the recent issue of Pioneer, and on the Ministry of Defense’ web special on the selection process of Singapore’s Special Operations Task Force (SOTF). (Read it here.) Thaddeus is the son of LTC Brian Thomas, Commanding Officer, Special Forces Leadership School. He was diagnosed with High Risk Neuroblastoma, […]
Seizing the opportunities in the complexities of the world we live in: Chan Chun Sing
We should not assume that the next 50 years will be the same as the last 50, where we had a secure and stable economic order underpinning our peace and prosperity, which allowed us to progress together through interdependence, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said in his opening address to students at the Pre-University Seminar […]
Extremism: easier to keep the man out than the message out in this social media age.
The government’s decision to deny entry to Indonesian Preacher Abdul Somad torched off a bit of a storm down south, with protests outside our embassy and consulate, personal threats to Minister Shanmugam and trolls flooding the Facebook pages of various government personalities. The websites of a few random small local private businesses were also defaced. […]
Possible for countries to have relations with US and China and to work with both: PM Lee
At the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia on Thursday, 26 May 2022, PM Lee was asked by Shigesaburo Okumura, Editor-in-chief of The Nikkei Asia how Singapore was going to build relations with the two major powers – US and China – in terms of economy, diplomacy and security? The editor-in-chief noted that […]
World has to act against inflation before it becomes a serious problem: PM Lee
Inflation is rearing its ugly head, causing hardships in the world. Singapore is not immune to it. In April this year, Singapore Monetary Authority (MAS) tightened its policy, the third time in six months, as it aims to “slow the inflation momentum and help ensure medium-term price stability”. It also raised its forecast for core […]